News, updates, and feedback for the new portal devoted to the Ugobe Pleo dinosaur; the adorable new artificial life form that is taking the robot world by storm. Portal status, maintenance messages, ideas, and feedback will be reported here along with other Pleo robot news.

Saturday, September 22, 2007

Several photographs that show what Pleo looks like without his skin on.

A screen shot of the Personality Editor software that will allow you to modify various aspects of Pleo's behavior. This software will run on your computer while you have Pleo connected to the computer via its USB port.

Pictures of Ugobe's top management.

The article is done in interview style with inventor and co-founder Caleb Chung, CEO Bob Christopher, and CTO John Sosoka answering the questions of the Robot Magazine interviewer. They discuss some of the challenges in bringing a baby Camarasaurus dinosaur to life in the form of an animated character, incarnated as an artificial pet. They also share some of the insights that led to various important design decisions. It's an excellent read and I recommend getting a subscription to their printed magazine.